President Obama’s assessment in his in-depth New Yorker interview that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol is contradicted by scientific research.
An extensive four-decade study published in 2012 by the National Academy of Sciences showed marijuana can lower the IQ of young teenagers and may cause permanent mental impairment.
The research, which followed subjects from 1972 to the present, found that persistent users of marijuana demonstrated “neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife.”
“I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol,” he said.
Asked if marijuana was less dangerous than alcohol, the president gathered his thoughts then stated it is less dangerous “in terms of its impact on the individual consumer.”
The president said the legalization of recreational use of marijuana, launched in Washington and Colorado even though it conflicts with federal law, should move forward.
~WNDInteresting that state law can contradict federal law when it suits Obama.
Also, according to law enforcement drug experts, marijuana impairs judgement and timing thus is very dangerous to be under its influence while driving.
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